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Specific assignments include TA to Ministry of Urban Planning, Construction and Environment, FYR Macedonia (UNDP) to develop the First Communication in response to the commitment to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, co-generation in Belize and Fiji. Designed climate change units; one for each of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific to assist countries in those regions. Established reforestation projects for carbon offsetting in Burkina Faso and Mauritania; assisting the Kurdish Regional Government on a Clean Development Mechanism (Kyoto Protocol); developed a method for screening the EC development aid portfolio for climate change risk and for climate proofing programmes and projects; disaster management in Bangladesh and Trinidad & Tobago; disaster management web site for the ACP Secretariat; EC climate change mainstreaming in Uganda and assessed DFID programmes and projects for climate-proofing in Caribbean and in Pakistan; and, key Expert advising the EU Global Climate Change Alliance programme specifying and launching formulation missions to Benin, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Laos, Bhutan, Samoa and Uganda; climate change action programmes in Pakistan and Vietnam, and a regional formulation on disaster preparedness and risk reduction throughout South Asia. Official delegate to both UNFCCC CoP 15 (Copenhagen) and 20 (Lima). Provision of climate change adaptation advice for the rail and road sectors (in Africa). Preparation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (Seychelles). End of Project Evaluation of CDM projects and programmes in Uganda. Capacity Building to prepare INDCS, Caribbean islands (CARIFORUM); climate adaptation guidelines (Caribbean Development Bank) Ho Chi Minh City (ADB) and a survey of all EU member states climate change adaptation best practice for major infrastructure (EU).
| Location | Agency/Sector | Assignment | Project Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of Congo | EMIAAfrica | ESIA Specialist | ESIA Nickel Mining: Services include: Review existing information on environmental and social baseline conditions and potential impacts related to the Project, and associated facilities; Desktop Studies (Climate Change Risk, Human Rights Risk, Cumulative Impact, Disaster Management and Occupational Health and Safety). Also to draft: an ESMP, EMSMP and various Project E&S Policies, Project ESMS Manual and essential Project E&S standards (worker health and safety, environmental controls, etc) and preparation of a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecast and a Greenhouse Gas and Energy Efficiency Management Plan for construction and operation. |
| Nigeria | AFCTA Sec (Eco Capital Consortium) | Technical Editor | Strategic Environmental Assessment: of African Continental Free Trade Area involved advising on layout, technical content and receipt of more than 50 individual technical contributions. The editorial process included technical review of each contribution before integration into the overall report. |
| Nigeria | EU (CYE) | Team Leader | TA to key MDAs under Ministry of Environment and Agriculture, the Nigerian Climate Change Council, the National Space Research and Development Agency and NDC Partnership; research and studies, project monitoring, capacity building and training, technical policy dialogue, international thematic meetings, etc. related to climate change, circular economy and climate smart agriculture, aligned with EU Multiannual Indicative Programme for Nigeria, 2021-2027. |
| Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine | EU (Cowater) | Team Leader | Mid-Term Evaluation of Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and man-made disasters in Eastern Neighbourhood Partner Countries – Phase 3. recommendations are to be elaborated, based on the findings of the evaluation, to contribute to the implementation of the remaining period of PPRD East 3, as well as for the design of future programmes in the region. |
| Guinea | Mining (EMIAFRICA) | Team Leader | GHG Management: Preparation of a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Forecast and a Greenhouse Gas and Energy Efficiency Management Plan for construction and operation of the [redacted] Project in Guinea. |
| St Helena | FCDO (DT Global) | Peer Review | Quality Review: Of a condition assessment and process hazard analysis of the ageing bulk fuel installation on the UK overseas territory of St Helena. The QR reviewed a condition survey and hazard analysis undertaken by a third party to ensure the Bulk Fuel Installation could continue to be safely operated until new fuel facilities were in service. |
| Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Sint Maarten, St Helena, St Martin | EU (Cowater) | Team Leader | Final Evaluation: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories (OCTs) using standard DAC criteria + EU Added Value to assess: Promote the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystem services, including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation, as a basis for sustainable development in OCTs. The specific objective is to enable, empower and strengthen local authorities and civil society organisations, which are committed to local development, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem services in OCTs (through the implementation of a grant scheme accompanied by the capacity building activities). |
| Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda | EU (Cowater) | Technical Editor | Design of a Regional Programme In Livestock and Pastoralism for Climate Change Adaptation. Re-drafted Progress Report, Action Documents & all Annexes (17): Itinerary; Persons Engaged; Stakeholder Mapping; Biography; Context Analysis; Value Chain Analysis: Livestock; Value Chain Analysis: Pastoralism; Document Analysis & Lessons Identified; Selected Clusters and Ranking; Peace and Security Conflict Analysis; Area-Based Development and Peace Dividend; Livestock Economy, Cross-Border Trade and Main Trade Routes; Disease Entry Points ~ Serengeti Mara; Risks and Mitigation; Description of the Action & Implementation Arrangements; SSC Fiche; and Workshop Outputs. |
| Armenia | EU (Landelll Mills) | Team Leader | Identification and Formulation: Technical assistance for the identification and formulation of future actions in the field of green development and climate change, focussing on SMEs, tourism, agriculture and local development. |
| Canada | Oil & Gas Sector | Technical Advisor | Biodiversity: Provision of technical support concerning a nature park aiming for RAMSAR designation and on-site support at COP 15 (Montreal December 2022). |
| Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania | EU (CYE) | Programming Expert | Formulation: Preparation of all the necessary elements for a draft Action Document to implement a programme on ocean governance, sustainable blue economy and conservation and restoration of coastal ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean. |
| Kenya | EU (Cowater) | Team Leader | Mid-Term Review: Ending Drought Emergencies: Support to Resilient Livelihoods and Drought Risk Management; The main objectives of this evaluation are to provide the relevant services of the EU and the interested stakeholders with: an overall independent assessment of the performance of the EDE-interventions, paying particular attention to its different levels of results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results; key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future interventions. |
| Rwanda | Danida (Sher) | Team Leader | Formulation: Preparation of the Danish support for two climate adaptation projects in Rwanda to a level of standard enabling it to be submitted for approval by the Minister for Development Cooperation. The consultancy includes close coordination between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and relevant stakeholders. |
| The Gambia | UNDP (EuroPlus) | Team Leader | Final Evaluation: United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for The Gambia 2017-2021: The final report will be the main accountability tool for measuring the collective contribution of the UNCT in the Gambia. It will focus on issues at the strategic level and the overall contribution of the United Nations System at the outcome level, as well as the contribution to the national priorities and SDGs. Moreover, it will provide valuable information for improved programming, results, and decision-making for the next programme cycle and for enhancing UN coordination at the country level. Three key priority areas of (1) Governance, Economic Management and Human Rights; (2) Human Capital Development; and (3) Sustainable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Management |
| Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe | EU (Cowater) | Team Leader | Support for the development of a SADC Response Plan to combat marine pollution in the region: outlining policy gaps and response mechanisms; Undertake analysis and assessment of the existing national and regional policies on oceans; In-depth analysis of SADC regional structures and Member States to assess strengths/weaknesses, opportunities and threats to sustainable management of marine ecosystems in the region; Conduct assessment of the extent and impact of marine pollution in the region, including the various waste streams; In-depth stakeholder analysis to identify and assess the involvement on different key stakeholders in combating marine pollution; Review and integrate lessons learnt elsewhere from development and implementation of the interventions for combating marine pollution, with case studies (one coastal state, one island state and state with large inland waters); Develop a plan outlining regional response mechanism to combat marine pollution; Facilitate a 2-day workshop in the region with at least one representative of each SADC MS for the validation of the regional response plan to combat marine pollution. |
| Global | EU (COWI) | Team Leader | Final Evaluation: Technical Assistance for the mainstreaming of environmental sustainability, including biodiversity, climate change and disaster risk reduction. The specific purpose of the evaluation is to assess the Mainstreaming Facility’s work using the six standard DAC evaluation criteria, namely: relevance, coherence, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability and impact. In addition, evaluation will assess the EU added value. |
| Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates | EU (Particip) | Team Leader | Final Evaluation, EU-GCC Clean Energy Network (PI): to understand the cumulative impact of the EU GCC Clean Energy Network on two strands of EU foreign policy; (i) the impact of on EU global energy policy (in particular the international component of EU’s energy policy); and (ii) assess its impact on EU relationship with the GCC countries), in particular on EU positioning in the region in the clean energy sector. Also, assess the impact of this project on promotion of EU technologies and EU business interests in the sector of clean energy in the GCC region. And provide recommendations regarding EU potential future actions in this sector. |
| Egypt | EU (Cowater) | Team Leader | Mid Term Evaluation: of the Egyptian Pollution Abatement Project (III) which is designed to establish funding mechanisms, with the help of international donors’ community, to support industrial companies that are willing to invest in pollution abatement. The evaluation assesses against six standard DAC evaluation criteria: relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact, in addition to the EU-specific evaluation criterion: EU Added Value. |
| Ethiopia | EU (Europlus) | Team Leader | Identification: Analyse the sector and identify options for a “EU Team Europe Framework Programme” to support Ethiopia’s National Determined Contribution targets by 2030 in terms of GHG emission and adaptation to climate change and climate hazards. This assignment is within the framework of the EU Green Deal, the NDICI Programming Guideline 2021-2027, the Ethiopia’s ten-year perspective plan 2021-2030 and notably its Climate Change objectives, the Ethiopian Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy and the Team Europe efforts. |
| Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, North Macedonia, Palestine, Serbia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine | EU (Particip) | Team Leader | Evaluation: of funding mechanisms and modalities of implementation in Enlargement and Neighbourhood areas 2014 - 2020 covering all thematic areas related to environment and climate change. Results are to enhance planning, design, implementation and monitoring of new interventions launched in the context of IPA III and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument. |
| Uzbekistan | UNDP (VJW) | Expert | ODS Replacement: Development of a comprehensive resource mobilisation strategy to attract and stream financial resources to the refrigeration and air conditioning sector for the implementation of zero- ODS, low-GWP and energy efficient technologies, to assist in meeting the requirements of the Montreal Protocol and the Kigali Amendment. |
| Ethiopia, Indonesia, South Africa, Vietnam | Danida (Particip) | Expert | Evaluation of Funding for Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries: provision of advice on specific technical aspects related to NDCs and the Paris Agreement and on relevant country-specific aspects and quality assurance of evaluation outputs. |
| Lebanon | EU (Transtec) | Team Leader | Ex-post Evaluation: Support to Reforms Environmental Governance: to provide the relevant services of the European Union Delegation, the Ministry of Environment and the Programme Assistance Office with: an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the Action Support to Reforms – Environmental Governance paying particular attention to its results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results; key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve future Actions; more particularly the design of a new action in the area of environmental crimes and a follow-up action on air pollution. |
| Nigeria | AfDB (Natural Eco-Capital) | Peer Review | Scaling Climate Action through Climate Technology and Innovation by SMEs: The private sector and SMEs in climate-smart investments will be a cornerstone to growing climate action in Africa. AfDB facilitates the flow of both private and public sector investment into the continent. This assignment is aimed at developing tools to assess and mainstream climate risk into SME operations, as well as build capacity and identify opportunities for investments leveraging the NDCs green investment platforms. |
| Egypt | EU (Prospect) | Team Leader | Identification and Formulation of the EU Environment & Climate programme under the Annual Action Programme 2020 and programming support for 2021-2027. Two streams of action: support for Environment/Climate sector alongside Single Support Framework for European Support to Egypt and capacity -building with Ministry of Environment (Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency) to support the establishment of a strong policy framework to mainstream environmental and climate in other policy areas notably through the circular economy. Also mid-term priorities for 2021-2027 and recommendations to mainstream environment and climate action in all sectors of EU intervention. Implementation modality, and ToRs or specification for TA service contract or any relevant modality. |
| Vietnam | EU (Particip) | Team Leader | TA to develop / complete the design of the new mechanism for dialogue and coordination, identify an appropriate designation, develop a roadmap with objectives and key milestones for the mechanism to be operational and for first year of operation, estimate the resources needed for establishing the NDC Mechanism Secretariat, and develop its terms of reference. |
| Nigeria | NEXIM Bank (CirculatE) | Author | A two-day workshop was designed and delivered to 50 senior managers covering all the NEXIM lending facilities. The training covered the Central Bank of Nigeria sustainability principles and the UNEP new Finance Initiative, Principles for Responsible Banking. |
| Nigeria | Dept. Petroleum Resources (MDS) | Expert | The assignment covers an initial assessment of the global and national energy outlook to be followed by the development of guidelines and standards on carbon emission reduction monetisation for projects in the oil and gas sector in relation to the Paris Agreement on climate change. |
| Uganda | EU (EuroPlus) | Expert | Diagnostic Studies were undertaken to support the Mid-Term-Review of Uganda's 2nd National Development Plan (NDP-2) and evaluation of NDP-1. Specific studies were Environment, Natural Resources, Climate Change, and the Green Economy. Studies identified for each of the four thematic areas (a) current situation, (b) progress made against the NDP targets and (c) public and private financing against NDP projections. |
| Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya | DFID (IMC) | Reviewer | The objective is to conduct an Independent Review of the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF), a component of the DFID East Africa Geothermal Programme. The GRMF provides support to private and public geothermal developers to reduce the risk in the early stages of geothermal development. The focus of the review is on Management, Governance, and Effectiveness. |
| Tajikistan | EBRD (IMC) | Expert | The assignment on climate change resilience and gender contributed to evidence building on integrating gender considerations into climate-resilient policy and investment planning processes; and to strengthen national capabilities to successfully integrate gender considerations. |
| Serbia | EU (AECOM) | Team Leader | Formulate support to all institutions involved in the area of disaster management, prevention, and resilience building, with a focus on agriculture and the rural sector generally (climate smart agriculture). |
| Vietnam | ADB (SAMBO) | Expert | Drafting climate change adaptation guidelines for two sections (Ben Luc and Binh Chuan) of the Third Ring Road around Ho Chi Minh City involving development of vulnerabilities, impacts and adaptation options, based on IPCC Climate Change Scenarios. |
| Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia, Suriname | CDB (KEIOS) | Expert | Development of new Urban Sector Policy and Strategy and associated Operational Guidelines through which to implement the strategy and dissemination of urban information and policies to all member states through a Regional Workshop. |
| Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom | EU (EY) | Team Leader | Assesses (i) the preparedness of EU Member States to apply the climate change requirements of the 2014 – 2020 programming period; (ii) Understanding the reasons behind the differences Member States and infrastructure sectors in terms of addressing climate adaptation issues, identifying gaps and barriers as well as best practices; (iii) Stock-taking at European and State level (resources available and needed); (iv) Development of case study examples; and (v) Communication and dissemination of project findings. |
| Guinea | Renewables (Confidential) | Expert | Consideration of the social and environmental issues of a wind power facility. |
| Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland | Transport, Waste, UNOPS (IPE) | Environmental and Social Management Framework | Environmental and Social Management Framework: Developed for transport and waste management sectors. |
| Dominican Republic | ACP-EU (Safege) | Climate Change | Preparation of INDCs: Technical assistance and capacity building to prepare INDCs in countries throughout Caribbean. Tasks included: Review of existing methodologies and approaches; Preparation and delivery of a curriculum and training plan; and Preparation of training materials and delivery of regional capacity-building. |
| Uganda | BTC (NTU) | Monitoring & Evaluation Expert | End of Project Review of CDM projects and programmes. |
| Seychelles | Expertise France (MWH) | Climate Change | Climate Change Expert Climate Change INDCs: Preparation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions for the Government of Seychelles in advance of its negotiations at the next UNFCCC CoP (21) in Paris. |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation | Chairman and Speaker | Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change: Session Chairman at Kuwait International HSE Conference and Exhibition and speaker on Environmental Strategies, Policies and Measures for a Healthy Ecosystem. |
| Africa | DFID (Cardno UK) | Climate Change | Assessment of expressions of interest, submitted after open invitation, to shortlist for a programme of research activities that will enable national governments to identify relevant climate adaptation and resilience strategies and to horizon scan for long term planning purposes; development of a ToR to effect the above; and guidance on the evaluation of subsequent bids. |
| Malawi | DFID (Cardno UK) | Climate Change | Provision of guidance on measures to be taken to address climate change resilience in line with the MRGP Guidelines on Climate Change Resilience. This required an analysis of the work conducted as described in the consultant’s Feasibility Report compared to requirements specified in the project’s Terms of Reference and compatibility with the MRGP Guidelines. Shortfalls in the approach were highlighted with recommended actions required to bring work up to standard commensurate with the Guidelines. |
| Peru | CIWEM | Climate Change | Technical assistance at CoP 20 to the water sector on integrating water issues into the negotiating text. |
| Mauritania | COMASUD (Sopex) | Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment | A Front End Engineering Design for the construction of an integrated sugar complex is being undertaken and requires an ESIA. The main goal of the industrial project is to produce about 145,000 tonnes of white sugar per year from sugar cane, produced locally, to supply the local market. To optimise revenues, a second goal is to transform the by-products of sugar cane, such as molasses, bagasse and so on into value-added products such as ethanol, electricity, fertilisers, cattle feed and so on. |
| Mozambique | World Bank (Cardno US) | Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment | Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment: to provide a strategic framework for strengthening environmental and social sustainability of the mineral, coal, gas, LNG, artisanal and small-scale mining sectors, and for strengthening the addressing of health and safety in these sectors. |
| Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine | EU (Tractebel) | Regional Evaluation | Global assessment of the EU support provided at regional level in the fields of environmental governance and green economy, water management, and climate change in the Eastern Partnership countries , 2007-2013 and make recommendations for further EU support for the forthcoming programming period (2014-2020). |
| Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | EU (Sher) | Disaster Preparedness | A regional formulation was undertaken of a joint project between the EU and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Disaster Management Centre on disaster preparedness and risk reduction with a focus on hydro-meteorological disasters. The project is to promote best practices at regional, national and, to a lesser extent, at local level, and is to provide for capacity-building to the SAARC-DMC, national DMCs and sub-national implementing institutions to ensure that disaster risk preparedness is mainstreamed. |
| Saudi Arabia | Airport Authority | Environmental Management | Provision of preliminary advice on the requirements for an internationally-compliant environmental plan for King Abdulaziz International Airport which serves the city of Jeddah. Facilities include high-speed rail service, new and expanded Haij terminal, solar generation, desalination and new city infrastructure. |
| Nigeria | DFID (ASI) | Compliance | Provision of preliminary advice on compliance requirements for the DFID investment: Attracting Investment in Kogi State through support to a starch processing facility with up to 93,000 million tonnes capacity in the Kogi Staple Crop Processing Zone. |
| Uganda | Agriculture | Climate Change Adaptation | Provision of advice during the preparation of a USAID Concept Note describing a project to empower rural farmers to undertake sustainable agriculture, in anticipation that this will enhance food security and assist with adapting to climate change by reducing vulnerability and building resilience. |
| Rwanda | BTC (Sopex) | Mid-Term Review | Mid-Term Review of the Support Programme to the Development of the Forestry Sector in Rwanda to evaluate the project schedule and objectives, appropriateness and feasibility, and potential mid-term corrections. To review the sustainability action plan proposed by the project and, if implemented, the level of expectation concerning the sustainability of the investments. Recommendations concerning whether or not the donor should continue supporting the forestry sector in Rwanda, how should this support be designed and implemented. All this within a traditional focus on relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability. |
| Nigeria | Construx | Sustainable Banking | Sustainable Banking Management System: Provision of advice on, and implementation of, sustainable banking principles by banks, discount houses and development finance institutions including environmental and social footprinting. Principles included: Environmental and Social Governance, Financial Inclusion, Women’s Economic Empowerment and Human Rights. |
| Pakistan | DFID (Coffey) | Climate Change and Environment Risk Assessment | DFID Pakistan’s Private Sector Development Approach focuses on enhancing wealth creation opportunities for the poor as a means to generate jobs and tackle the ‘youth bulge’. A new £70m Wealth Creation for the Poor programme is being proposed to focus on sectors that have the ability to enhance the economy’s employment generating capacity and deliver jobs and assets for the transitory poor that are essential for poverty reduction and social stability in Pakistan. A climate change risk assessment was done for the programme; proposing potential risk mitigation strategies against environmental and climatic risks, and develop programmatic interventions; undertaking a mapping exercise and establish clear lines of responsibilities relating to implementing the risk mitigation framework; defining relevant requirements expected of the implementing agent/ contractor to develop and implement an environmental/climate change management plan for the programme; developing appropriate environmental/climate change monitoring and evaluation tools for the programme, and linking these to the programme’s results chain and logframe. |
| Cook Is., Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Is., Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu | Asian Development Bank | Regional Energy Assessment | Assessment of Asian Development Bank's cumulative contribution and support to the energy sector from 2000 to 2011 in Pacific developing member countries under the Pacific Approach by evaluating both energy-related loans, grants, and technical assistance projects and their results in improving the delivery of public goods and services in Pacific countries (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu) included selected country visits. |
| Ghana | EC (AGEG) | Country Environmental Profile | Preparation of CEP to: Identify and assess environmental and climate change issues for consideration during programming process for 11th EDF (2014-2020) and identification/design of future 11th EDF support activities; Provide decision-makers in Ghana, and in EU, with clear information on: key environmental challenges (including those resulting from increasing climate variability and climate change); current policy, legislative and institutional framework; and strategies and programmes (including those of the EC and other donors) designed to address them; Establish key linkages between environment, including climate change, and poverty reduction; Contribute to focusing political dialogue and co-operation with Government. |
| Guam, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau | EC (Cardno) | Renewable Energy | A mid-term review undertaken to: Assess efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, impact and sustainability of the North-Renewable Energy Project in meeting its overall objective of improving quality of life on outer islands of the Marshall Islands (Majuro), Micronesia (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae) and Palau; Assess extent to which expected benefits are being /will be achieved; Assess extent to which results could be sustainably maintained; and to, Identify required changes in project design including the performance indicators, or curtailment of activities because of significant problems, or need for an extension to the Project. |
| Madagascar | CarbonBrake | Climate Change | Development of a carbon sequestration scheme and climate-resilient forestry working with local partners. |
| Vietnam | BTC (Sher) | Climate Change | Climate Change: Formulation Mission to strengthen the capacities of three provinces to apply the national strategy on climate change by covering in a comprehensive and participatory manner the issues related to regional spatial planning, urban planning and water management. |
| Pakistan | EC (AGEG) | Climate Change | Scoping Mission to explore and identify interventions to support the Government and build its capacity to address climate change with a reasonable expectation of sustainability in the long run and potential complementarity with the EU's upcoming and ongoing projects in the area of rural development, natural resources management and sustainable development in the country and region, as well as the programmes of other donors active in the field of climate change and sustainable development. |
| Senegal | Forestry | Carbon Management | Evaluation of groundnut-briquette making technology to replace charcoal and the use of Jatropha as a biofuel. |
| Belize, Global | EC (MWH) | Climate Change | Key Expert advising the Global Climate Change Alliance which provides a platform for dialogue and exchange among the EU and target countries and provides support in five priority areas: Adaptation to climate change; Reducing emissions from deforestation; Enhancing participation in the Clean Development Mechanism ; Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction; and, Integrating climate change into poverty reduction efforts. Specified and organised identification and formulation missions to Benin, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Samoa, Laos and Bhutan and facilitated regional climate change conference for Caribbean. |
| Nigeria | Federal Ministry of Environment | Due Diligence | Peer Review of new EIA Sector Guidelines for the Cement and Lime Manufacturing Plants, on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Environment. |
| Nigeria | LAMATA | Due Diligence | Peer review of EIA for a Bus Rapid Transit Scheme in Lagos on behalf of the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority. |
| Nigeria | Allison Fisheries Limited (CARES) | EIA ~ port | Scoping, planning and peer review of EIA for a Sugar and Grain Terminal. |
| Caribbean | DFID | Climate Change | Rapid Climate Change screening of the DFID Caribbean portfolio of programmes/projects and assessment of priorities for interventions. |
| Tanzania | CARE International | Climate Change | Formulation of Global Climate Change Alliance concept note for arid, semi-arid and plateau situations. |
| Belgium | ACP - EC | Disaster Management | Creation of website relating to disaster risk management and disaster risk reduction covering the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and regional institutions. |
| Uganda | DFID | HIV/AIDS | Developed an Environmental Screening Note for a £16 million, four-year HIV/AIDS Programme (2010/11 to 2013/14) to (a) identify and exploit environmental opportunities and benefits of the proposed intervention (b) identify and manage environmental risks associated with the intervention and ensure that appropriate action is taken. |
| Ghana | British Council | Climate Change | Training of journalists in how to present climate change within the media including the development of a communications strategy. |
| Malawi | EC | SEA - Sugar | SEA: Carried out for the implementation of the National Adaptation Strategy of the Sugar Industry and the relevant EC Multi-Annual support. Overall objective ~ describe, identify and assess the likely significant environmental challenges, considerations and effects of implementing the NAS with regard to the environmental impact of the sugar restructuring. |
| Nigeria | DFID | State Peer Review | Elaboration of environmental indicators to assist in the development of the peer review mechanism as part of the State Evaluation and Assessment Tool being undertaken within the State Partnership for Accountability, Responsiveness and Capability programme, on behalf of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the Federal Government. |
| Nigeria | Government | Climate Change Policy | Nigeria Climate Change Policy and National Response Strategy Call for Memoranda. Developed a Memorandum on behalf of the Special Climate Change Unit to support the Nigeria Climate Change Policy and National Response Strategy (refers to REDD, FLEGT, CDM and Disaster Risk Reduction). |
| Global | EC | Peer Review | Evaluation of Proposals /(Full applications): Call for Proposals for the “Thematic Programme for Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, including Energy”. Assessed several full applications) nearly all of which included assessments of one or more of climate change, REDD, FLEGT, CDM and Disaster Risk Reduction and all included review and assessment of agreements with partner organisations, project formulation, log frames, action plan and/or work-plan drafting, budget drafting etc. |
| Fiji | EC | SEA - Sugar | SEA: Carried out for the implementation of the National Adaptation Strategy for the Sugar Industry. Overall objective ~ describe, identify and assess the likely significant environmental challenges, considerations and effects of implementing the NAS with regard to the environmental impact of the sugar restructuring. Involved a Scoping Study and the SEA Study itself with some emphasis on co-generation, biofuels and carbon sequestration. |
| Denmark | Water | Climate Change | Provision of assistance at COP 15, to the water sector on integrating water issues into the negotiating text. |
| Uganda | EC | Climate Change | Update the Country Environment Profile and identify ways and means to strengthen EC support to address climate change in Uganda. |
| Jamaica | EC | Disaster Risk Management ~ bananas | Development of macro-level banana/plantain industry strategy for coping with the increased incidence of weather-related disasters, with emphasis on floods and hurricanes. |
| Nigeria | Urban Development | EIA - reclamation | Peer review of an EIA for reclaiming coastal land for residential and commercial development. |
| Nigeria | Ports | HSSE specification ~ ports | Specification and implementation of Health, Safety, Security and Environment in a port and dredging context to comply with ISO 14001, 18001 and 28000. |
| Kuwait | Oil & Gas | Implementation ~ ISO 14001 | Peer review of ISO 14001 implementation including assessment of environmental aspects, site visits (pipelines, tank farms, contractor sites) and risk methodology. |
| Belize | EC | SEA - Sugar | SEA: Carried out for the implementation of the Belize Country Strategy for the Adaptation of the Sugar Industry 2006-2015 and the relevant EC Multi-Annual Support. Overall objective ~ describe, identify and assess the likely significant environmental challenges, considerations and effects of implementing the BCS with regard to the environmental impact of the sugar restructuring. Involved a Scoping Study and the SEA Study itself. |
| Global, Papua New Guinea, Philippines | EC | Climate Change, Risk Screening | Estimation of the part of the EC's aid portfolio that is potentially at risk due to climate change. Specifically this includes developing and testing a process to screen EC interventions for their likely vulnerability to climate change impacts and their potential direct and indirect consequences on the capacity to adapt to climate change or climate change mitigation potential of a sector/country. The analysis also provides recommendations to effectively respond to climate change challenges in development co-operation. |
| Namibia | EC | Evaluation of water and sanitation sector | Assignment called for an assessment of the environmental governance issues in the urban and rural, water and sanitation sectors in Namibia, supporting the preparation and processing of key strategic documents for the future development of the sector, and assisting the stakeholders coordination process, identifying potential interventions to improve water and sanitation governance and increase access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation to be funded under the 10th EDF. |
| Saudi Arabia | Investors | Environmental due diligence ~ refinery | Jubail Export Refinery is to be developed to include an export facility (400,000 barrel per day of Arabian Heavy crude oil from Saudi Arabian fields) with upgrading feedstock to motor fuels and petrochemical feeds (no heavy fuel oil production) and configured as a full-conversion coking facility, producing a limited volume of petrochemical products. The assignment involved review and commenting on of ESIA for marine issues particularly oil spill contingency. |
| Nigeria | Ports | Training ~ EIA, EMS and security management | Contributions to a five-day course in Nigeria on EIA, EMS and security management were prepared and delivered to delegates from all the major ports of Nigeria and to key dredging operators, specifically focussing on the Delta ports and best practice. |
| Iraq | Kurdish Regional Government | Forestry | Provision of advice to Kurdistan Regional Government (Prime Minister's Office) in Iraq concerning the application of a Clean Development Mechanism (Kyoto Protocol) for the re-forestation of much of northern Iraq with CDM and non-CDM agro-forestry linked directly to community development and local markets. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | EC | Integrated Pollution Prevention Control | Development of Terms of Reference to implement the EC Directive on IPPC in Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| Kuwait | Government | Keynote Address | Keynote speaker at regional conference in Kuwait on ISO 14001 and climate change sponsored by the Kuwait government. |
| Ireland | Government | Due diligence of environmental studies ~ gas pipeline | The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR) of the Government of Ireland requires a statutory assessment of an Environmental Impact Statement concerned with the construction and operation of an onshore and offshore pipeline. The twin objectives of the assignment are to confirm the regulatory compliance of the EIS with relevant EU and Irish legislation and to confirm the technical compliance with relevant ISO standards. |
| Montenegro | NGO | Due diligence of environmental studies ~ master plan | The work entailed appraisal of a master planning document concerning the intention to put the country on a sustainable development course. Review and detailed comments made on the document "Montenegro ~ Towards an Ecological State". |
| Egypt | Government | Strategic Environmental Assessment ~ National Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan | This assignment is being undertaken in Egypt on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Development Authority. The tourism target is 25 million visitors by 2020 and is codified in The National Sustainable Tourism Strategic Plan. A key question is whether there is enough capacity in Egypt's natural, historical, cultural, and human resources to sustain the envisaged growth. The assignment explores the capacity of the tourism sector to cope with the expansion target and seeks to understand what may be needed to eliminate or minimise constraints. The study also reviews the existing tourism impacts and considers what future impacts there may be and what strategies could be deployed to minimise those, where and if possible. Because the anticipated tourism growth is expected to be coastally based, the study places emphasis on the coastal and marine resources. |
| Iraq | Government | Identification of environmental projects for post conflict situation | Support was provided to a British Trade Mission to the Kurdish Region of Iraq specifically to identify appropriate environmental support identification/development of projects; discussions with Kurdish Regional Government; Ministers of Agriculture, Environment, Interior, Planning, Municipalities; Governors and Chambers of Commerce. Two areas of support are being taken forward; technical assistance to the KRG Ministry of Environment and the development of regional forestry ~ reforestation and agro-forestry. |
| Burkina Faso, Mauritania | Forestry | Sustainable forestry | Development of a carbon sequestration scheme, working with local partners in the far west of Burkina Faso, and in Mauritania. |
| Ethiopia, Germany, Kenya, Switzerland | EC AIDCO | Preparation of support programme for the implementation of multi-lateral environmental agreements | Working with the ACP Secretariat and regional partners (in Ethiopia, Kenya, Germany and Switzerland) a programme was prepared to assist ACP (Africa, Caribbean, Pacific) countries to negotiate, manage and implement Multilateral Environmental Agreements and mainstream the related environmental issues; Desertification Convention (UNCCD), Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol), and the Chemicals & Wastes Conventions (Rotterdam, Stockholm, Basel). Various financing options were discussed and a draft Project Identification Fiche/Financing Proposal was elaborated (9th EDF-compliant). |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | UK/US Consultancies | Disaster Preparedness Assessment | Current arrangements were assessed for all aspects of disaster preparedness: national and at community level in St Vincent & The Grenadines. |
| Trinidad & Tobago | EC | Disaster Preparedness Assessment | Current arrangements in Trinidad & Tobago were assessed for all aspects of disaster preparedness leading to financing for improved disaster management capability; regional, national and at community level. |
| Asia | EC | Regional Environmental Profile | The Asia-wide Regional Environmental Profile was required for the preparation of the Regional Strategy Paper and Regional Indicative Programme. It covered: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. The purpose of the strategy was to provide a framework for programming EC multi-country development assistance for Asia-wide programmes; included reviews of all CEPs and relevant activities on MEAs. |
| Yemen | UNDP | Review and development ~ environmental indicators | Country environmental indicators for the Yemen were reviewed and developed for dams, roads, urban renewal, oil and gas and agriculture. A further requirement was the development of technical content for a new regulation for the EIA of oil and gas sector facilities. |
| Saudi Arabia | Legal | Implementation of EIA | Provision of advice concerning the implementation and enforcement of existing environmental legislation of Saudi Arabia, specifically EIA, and the relative roles of the municipal and national statutory authorities in environmental protection. |
| Nigeria | IFI | Due diligence ~ pipeline | Assessed EIA and other environmental studies for Gbaran-Ubie/EGGS-2 project in Nigeria ~ an onshore large-capacity gas supply source/transport system in Bayelsa State in the eastern part of the Niger delta. |
| Uganda | EU | Country Environmental Profile | Support was provided for the preparation of a Country Strategy Paper for Uganda, to directly influence EC cooperation activities, and ensure cooperation strategies integrate environmental considerations into the selection of priority focal areas. |
| Bangladesh | EU | Disaster Preparedness Assessment | Led Appraisal Mission to Bangladesh to design three-year programme; Earthquake preparedness and mitigation; Community awareness programme for all aspects of disaster preparedness leading to a study /design of a pilot implementation of a permanent disaster management capability; and, Extension of the disaster management information centre with ability to inform in real time to community level. |
| Guyana | EU | Country Environmental Profile | Support was provided for the preparation of a Country Strategy Paper for Guyana, to directly influence EC cooperation activities, and ensure cooperation strategies integrate environmental considerations into the selection of priority focal areas. |
| Russian Federation | Oil & Gas | Environmental Impact Assessment ~ pipeline routing | Comparative environmental and social risk-based analysis undertaken for pipeline route options in the Russian Federation as part of a major field expansion, using comprehensive technical reviews, additional engineering and environmental surveys. Key sensitive issues: Western Grey Whale, Steller's Sea Eagle, other Red Book species, Class I forest, lagoons, wetlands etc. |
| Jamaica | EU AidCo | Project Evaluation ~ marine protected area and ecotourism | Project evaluation was undertaken in Jamaica - The Self-Sustainability of the Negril Marine Park, Project ENV/B7-6200/98-22 to determine lessons learned over the period of EC project funding (1999 2002). EC wished to be appraised of why most of the activities were delayed and to evaluate the outputs of the project in terms of relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | EC PHARE | Institutional Strengthening ~ sustainable management | Transfer environmental and sustainable management competence to local partners (ministries, universities, companies and individuals) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Activities: cost-benefit of environment policies, options of environmental policy instruments, a single economic/legal resource centre, drafting of legal documents, clarification of the roles and responsibilities at State/Entity/Cantonal/Municipal level and the application of PCM; included reviews of relevant activities on MEAs. |
| Netherlands, Nigeria | Oil & Gas | Due diligence ~ LNG | Work in the Netherlands and Nigeria involved the assessment of the environmental, social and health consequences of adding three additional trains, on behalf of financial organisations (lenders and export credit agencies). Assessments include site visits, completion of compliance certificates, appraisal of Pre-Completion and Operational Reports and review of Environmental Compliance Reports on a six monthly basis during construction, and annually thereafter. |
| Russian Federation | EC-TACIS | Oil Spill Contingency Plan | ToR developed for EC-TACIS 2002 Baltic Sea Region Action Programme to elaborate a global Baltic oil spill safety system based in the Russian Federation. Experience and results of other TACIS projects in the area, current/planned activities of other donors and of the Russian Government in this field were assessed and considered. Liaison with key project partners (Ministries of Natural Resources, of Transport and of Emergencies), EC Delegation in Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg Office), HELCOM and relevant donors. Based in St Petersburg, Moscow and Kaliningrad. |
| Serbia | UN | Training ~ EU law | A series of seminars was developed for the European Council for Peace and Development of the UN University of Peace in Belgrade, Serbia: An Introduction to EU Legislation the Parliamentary Process etc; Air Quality; Environmental Impact Assessment; Strategic Environmental Assessment; Integrated Pollution Prevention Control; Water Quality; Producer Responsibility; Waste Electrical and Electronic Goods; End-of-Life Vehicles; and Sustainability. The training was delivered within the context of re-working existing assets in northern Serbia to accommodate tourism opportunities. |
| India | UK Government, DFID, British Council | Coastal Zone Management | Provision of technical and management assistance to support Train-the-Trainer workshops and a Short Course in integrated CZM in India were undertaken at Newcastle and at two centres in India (Jadavpur University, Calcutta and Anna University, Chennai) with the progressive handover of the two courses. Involved Indian personnel who (1) already had a role in the management of ICZM projects and/or the training of staff in ICZM improved and extended their capacity to design, organise, implement and deliver training in ICZM and (2) already had role in implementation within ICZM projects built capacity to synthesise all the multi-disciplinary components of CZM to produce an integrated response to ICZM issues. |
| North Macedonia | UNDP | Capacity-building ~ environmental protection | Worked with Ministry of Urban Planning, Construction and Environment (MUPCE) in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to identify training needs in environmental management (including EIA and SEA), policy design, environmental finance and environmental and natural resource valuation. Assistance provided to other ministries - elaboration of cross-sectoral strategies for the environment. Advice provided on monitoring and licensing functions in industry, water management and energy sectors, development of Local Environmental Action Plans, and the First Communication for UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. |
| Kosovo | UNDP | Capacity-building ~ Environmental effects and actions needed to accommodate refugees | The crisis in Kosovo required the existing project to consider the environmental effects and actions needed with respect to refugees from Kosovo. Visit to Kosovo to discuss in-country issues and observe at firsthand. In addition, the Project also considered, and built in, gender equality perspectives and the particular circumstances of the Roma community. |
| Russian Federation | World Bank, EBRD | Komi Emergency Oil Spill Recovery and Mitigation Project | In 1994 one of the world's largest oil spills occurred in the Usinsk region of the Komi Republic (Russian Federation) due to leaks from the regional pipeline. Most significant impact was on commercial and domestic fisheries in the local rivers. Other impacts included: loss of habitat for small mammals and water birds, also a significant downstream effect on river communities (eight villages with population of 7000) for potable water and grazing land. Reindeer herds and their migration routes had been affected. A social mitigation plan had been established. Specific role: identification of regional priority environmental socio-economic issues, design of environmental and socio-economic measures; identification of supporting research needs; and evaluation of low-cost bioremediation. |
| Albania, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lao, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Sao Tomé and Principe, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vatican City | European/UK/US Consultancies | Market Surveillance and Business Development | The support offered has been given at one or more stages of the project cycle: Prequalification, Expressions of Interest, Consultant Selection, Technical Proposals, Tendering, Contract Award, Local/in-country Office set-up, Project Management and Billing. Specific sectors have included: oil & gas, industrial (integrated pollution prevention and control) Municipal (planning guidance) and climate change (mitigation, adaptation, vulnerability, and low carbon development potential). |